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  1. Mar 31, 2022 · Bruce Willis' decision to end his acting career of more than four decades after a recent aphasia diagnosis has put a spotlight on the somewhat rare disorder. Aphasia describes a...

  2. Mar 30, 2022 · 30 March 2022. Getty Images. Bruce Willis will step away from his acting career after developing aphasia, a condition that impedes a person's ability to speak and write. The actor's family,...

  3. Mar 31, 2022 · Hollywood actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition impacting a persons speaking, reading and writing. The condition is commonly caused by a stroke or damage to the language centers of the brain. Speech and language therapy is used to help treat the disorder.

  4. Mar 31, 2022 · March 31, 20222:38 PM ET. Linda Holmes. Enlarge this image. Haley Joel Osment And Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense in 1999. Getty Images. Bruce Willis' family announced on Wednesday that he...

  5. Mar 30, 2022 · Aphasia is caused by brain damage. In most cases, aphasia comes on suddenly, like after a stroke or a traumatic brain injury, according to the NIH. If a person has a brain tumor or a progressive neurological disease, aphasia may develop more gradually.

  6. Mar 30, 2022 · Bruce Willis, the prolific action-movie star, has been diagnosed with aphasia — a disorder that affects the brain’s language center and a person’s ability to understand or express speech —...

  7. Apr 6, 2022 · What You Need To Know. Aphasia is a language disorder that can impact an individual’s speaking, writing and comprehension. Despite being difficult to diagnose at times, treatment and recovery options for aphasia are available. Editor's note: This story has been updated with Willis's more recent diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.

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